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The Village Detective
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The Village Detective

1969-03-15 · 82 min · ★ 6.2

Comedy · Mystery

Police officer Aniskin lives with his family in a rural Russian village whose inhabitants admire his gentleness and wisdom. When an accordion is stolen from the local clubhouse, he begins to investigate.

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Directors
Ivan Lukinsky
Production companies
Gorky Film Studios
Countries
Soviet Union
Status
Released

Top Cast

Mikhail ZharovMikhail ZharovFyodor Ivanovich Aniskin
Roman TkachukRoman TkachukGennady Pozdnyakov
Vladislav BalandinVladislav BalandinRafail
Yuriy ChernovYuriy ChernovStepan
Anatoliy IgnatyevAnatoliy IgnatyevGrishka
Anatoliy KubatskiyAnatoliy KubatskiyIvan
Aleksandr MilyutinAleksandr MilyutinSenka Pankov
Tatyana PelttserTatyana PelttserGlafira Aniskina
Natalya SaykoNatalya SaykoZina Aniskina
Nikolai SkorobogatovNikolai SkorobogatovIvan Ivanovich
Georgi SlabinyakGeorgi SlabinyakVitaly Pankov
Lidiya SmirnovaLidiya SmirnovaYevdokia Mironovna Pronina
Irina ZarubinaIrina ZarubinaPraskovya Pankova
Viktor VlasovBorka Pankov

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